Amending Sec. 13 of P.D. No. 97 Re: Uniform "Unlimited" License for All Deck Officers
Batas Pambansa Blg. 9, enacted on December 6, 1978, amends Section 13 of Presidential Decree No. 97, which regulates the practice of the marine profession in the Philippines. The amendment establishes a uniform "unlimited" license for deck officers, allowing them to command and navigate merchant marine vessels of any gross tonnage on any sea or ocean. Additionally, it outlines two types of restricted licenses: one for vessels not exceeding 250 gross tons in specific Philippine waters, and another for vessels not exceeding 20 gross tons in designated bays, lakes, rivers, or harbors. This Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 29, 1979.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 9
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Mga Batas Pambansa
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 6, 1978
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 9
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED NINETY-SEVEN REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF THE MARINE PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES, BY PRESCRIBING A UNIFORM "UNLIMITED" LICENSE FOR ALL DECK OFFICERS EXCEPT PATRONS
SECTION 1. Section thirteen of Presidential Decree Numbered Ninety-seven is hereby amended to read as follows: cd i
"Sec. 13. The Licenses for Deck Officers shall be classified as:
"(a) Unlimited — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of any gross tons, upon the waters of any sea or ocean.
"(b) Restricted (Major) — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of not more than two hundred fifty gross tons in a particular water of the Philippines. cd i
"(c) Restricted (bay, lake, river or harbor) — competency to command and/or navigate vessels of not more than twenty gross tons in a particular bay, lake, river or harbor in the Philippines."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: December 6, 1978 asia dc
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 75 No. 5 Page 851 on January 29, 1979.
Cite This Law
Amending Sec. 13 of P.D. No. 97 Re: Uniform "Unlimited" License for All Deck Officers, Batas Pambansa Blg. 9, Dec 6, 1978 (Philippines)
Amending Sec. 13 of P.D. No. 97 Re: Uniform "Unlimited" License for All Deck Officers, Batas Pambansa Blg. 9 (Phil. 1978)
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